Riyadh vs Tulsa - Cost of Living Comparison

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Riyadh Tulsa
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1586
$1835
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3407
$4470
🏠 One person rent
$921
$1040
🏘️ Family rent
$1393
$1793
🍽️ Food expenses
$358
$583
🚐 Transport expenses
$176
$72.4
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2861
$3858
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Good
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
9 km
🎓 Higher education
71
54
😀 Quality of life
77
86
🏙️ Population
7.01M
413K

The cost of living in Riyadh is 14% less expensive than in Tulsa. Cities ranked 3292nd and 2363rd ($1586 vs $1835) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 1855th in Saudi Arabia and the United States, respectively. Check Saudi Arabia vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.8 months in Riyadh compared to 2.1 months in Tulsa. Riyadh ranked 1st best city to live in Saudi Arabia vs Tulsa ranked 80th in the United States, while ranked 796th and 308th among best cities to live in the world.

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Riyadh Tulsa
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.92
$20.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$52.9
$65.4
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.96
$10.1
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.99
$4.28
 Cappuccino
$4.33
$4.73
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.77
$2.63
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$1005
$1001
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$726
$793
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1969
$1752
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1032
$1453
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$65.1
$140
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$99.7
$214
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$74.1
$65.5
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
5.34%
6.65%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2212
$1894
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1360
$1664
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.05
$1.76
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$37.6
$44.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$17.1
$11.9
 Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.61
$0.79
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.75
$1.11
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.24
$3.76
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$5.99
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.49
$3.09
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.03
$10.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$8.34
$11.3
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.3
$15.4
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.26
$4.17
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.66
$1.77
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.76
$3.67
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.65
$4.37
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.29
$2.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.42
$2.97
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.39
$1.37
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$2.13
$2.13
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$7.98
$10.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.73
$1.72
🚬 Cigarette pack
$7.43
$9.35
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.85
$5.85
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.26
$3.59
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.61
$2.41
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$5.1
$1.75
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$104
$47.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$15.9
$12.1
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$49.9
$99.1
💇 Haircut, simple
$7.27
$15.2
👖 Brand Jeans
$50.9
$49.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$86.9
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$373
$1074
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$10359
$25341

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Distance City Cost of living
310 km or 193 mi Al-Mubarraz
$783
316 km or 196 mi Unaizah
$940
350 km or 217 mi Ar Rass
$828
389 km or 242 mi Dhahran
$870
394 km or 245 mi Dammam
$989
395 km or 245 mi Jubail
$928
417 km or 259 mi Qatif
$878
420 km or 261 mi Riffa
$1218
421 km or 262 mi Isa Town
$1226
426 km or 265 mi Manama
$1267
460 km or 286 mi Al Wafrah
$1268
480 km or 298 mi As Sulayyil
$1021
491 km or 305 mi Doha
$1810
496 km or 308 mi Al Khor
$1719
540 km or 336 mi Kuwait City
$1457
595 km or 369 mi Ha'il
$944
611 km or 379 mi Umm Qasr
$716
618 km or 384 mi Al-Faw
$713
631 km or 392 mi Bushehr
$548
646 km or 401 mi Az Zubayr
$705
652 km or 405 mi Abadan
$557
658 km or 409 mi Basra
$879
659 km or 410 mi Khorramshahr
$552
668 km or 415 mi Bisha
$895
680 km or 423 mi Borazjan
$541
701 km or 436 mi Bandar-e Mahshahr
$542
713 km or 443 mi Madinat Zayed
$1630
714 km or 443 mi Nasiriyah
$665
719 km or 447 mi Medina
$853
737 km or 458 mi Kazerun
$537
747 km or 464 mi Behbahan
$507
754 km or 469 mi Samawah
$586
766 km or 476 mi Ahvaz
$588
775 km or 481 mi Abu Dhabi
$1802
790 km or 491 mi Mecca
$940
798 km or 496 mi Shiraz
$558
800 km or 497 mi Amarah
$680
804 km or 499 mi Bareq
$895
804 km or 500 mi Jahrom
$561
823 km or 511 mi Yasuj
$489

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$1835
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$1772
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$1510
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$1841
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$1755
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$1685
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$2017
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$1909
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$1580
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$1919
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$2168
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$1953
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$2232
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$1853
161 km or 100 mi Springdale
$1962
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$1961
163 km or 101 mi Van Buren
$1770
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$1986
165 km or 103 mi Joplin
$1874
166 km or 103 mi Fort Smith
$1422
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$2045
168 km or 104 mi Norman
$2179
177 km or 110 mi Enid
$1832
178 km or 110 mi Yukon
$1864
180 km or 112 mi Pittsburg
$1899
181 km or 112 mi Mustang
$1931
197 km or 122 mi Derby
$1843
213 km or 132 mi Wichita
$1817
242 km or 151 mi Ardmore
$1896
247 km or 153 mi Branson
$1566
247 km or 153 mi Newton
$1727
254 km or 158 mi Emporia
$1596
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$1832
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$1649
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$1485
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$1543
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$2229